CVE-2019-11933
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for...
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-11933- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-11933- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3590 No score
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3590- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hmc-9q64-h23p No score
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for...
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-4hmc-9q64-h23p- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-11933- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | KISH84172/CVE-2019-11933 | 2021-07-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | NatleoJ/CVE-2019-11933 | 2019-11-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11933 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Facebook Whatsapp For Android, published October 23, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.12%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.